Air bubble saves 86-year-old trapped in creek

An 86-year-old woman survived nearly 48 hours in her submerged car after it crashed into a creek while she was driving home from an airport.

Air bubble saves 86-year-old trapped in creek

An 86-year-old woman survived nearly 48 hours in her submerged car after it crashed into a creek while she was driving home from an airport.

The car landed upside down in the creek and Wanda McKinnis manoeuvred until her head was in what she called ‘‘a bubble’’ of air.

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